Sunday, November 09, 2014

The Schooner Patrica Bell has set anchor in Cabos San Lucas, Mexico. They will be staying there for a few days and then will leave to go to Mazatlan.

Ethan says that it is beautiful there.

He says that the people are nice. Everyone has been very welcoming, as far as I can tell.

Before this stop they were in a tiny place called Baja Santa Maria. It was just a beach with few huts that belonged to a small group of men who were fishing for sharks. Sadly, they were cutting off the shark's fin and letting the shark's die. He says that there were mounds of fins in various stages of drying and preserving. There was nothing that he could do about that situation. He and a few of his friends when hiking.

He had a few interesting stories to tell about the travels.

One night, as he was standing on the deck in the dark of the night, he suddenly felt something hit his knee. He felt the spot and found that it had become slimey and smelled of fish. It turned out that he had been hit by a flying fish. Ethan says that the fish are amazing, that they can "fly" for hundreds of yards at a time. Later, they found the fish in a small crevice of the boat.

Ethan also says that he loves to watch the dolphins that play in the wake of water alongside of the boat. He tells me that they get so close that you could almost touch them, but that he would risk falling out of the boat if he tried to touch them.

Another time Ethan was able to see a sea turtle that was about 3" across. It reminded him of the one he saw in Jamaica.

He is also learning to dive. It turns out that learning to dive is very hard. (I was surprised to learn that he had not learned how to dive in all of those swimming lessons he took when he was young.) Luckily, he is a strong swimmer. Somehow, Ethan's swimming suit did not make it on the trip, so when he goes swimming, he does so in his underwear. It turns out that Josh is in the same situation, so the two of them sometimes walk around on the deck of the boat in their underwear. When they arrived in Cabos San Lucas, Ethan, Josh and Anna Elise decided to swim the 1,000 yards to shore. They sent all of their belongings, such as Ethan's glasses and phone, along with another person going ashore in a small boat. However, they forgot to arrange a way to meet once they were all on land. The swimmers (the boys in their underwear) arrived and walked the beach for at least an hour looking for their companion, but was not able to have any luck finding him. Eventually they swam back and found the person they had been searching for. He had been looking for them, too.

Ethan is having a wonderful time, but he is also growing tired, having traveled for almost 11 months. He and Josh will take a bus ride from Mazatlan to Guadalajara where he will head home soon, most likely.

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I'm trying out some recipes that would be easy to make for a crew on the boat as I am making a small cookbook for him to take with him on the boats:

Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Rollsvia:>Mom On Time Out Blog
(modified by me)

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Welcome to "A Need to Create." This blog started out as a way to document and share the various kinds of creations I enjoy making.

However, it has become more like a diary of our family events. You'll find lots of posts about my kids, Ellie (17) who is a senior in high school and Ethan (21) who is currently being a sailor on a tall ship off of the West Coast. They are on the verge of adulthood and I am thankful to be part of their journeys.

I also like to cook and post recipes. I post a lot of our recipes. We were Paleo for a while, and now my husband is vegan. I craft, quilt, sew, paint, knit, etc. when I have time.

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I have a nearly insatiable need to create things - from paper, paint, fabric or food. While it is fun to have end products, it is the act of creating that it important. It can put me in a nearly Zen-like state of happiness and contentment. My postings here will chronicle my processes.
I am a mom of two kids, Ethan (18 years old) and Ellie (14 years old). I met my husband on a blind date in high school and have been in love ever since. By day I am a HS English teacher. I also teach reading and am an English as a Second Language teacher. I also write and facilitate online professional development graduate level courses for teachers.